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The International Year of Light will consist of coordinated activities on national, regional and international levels. Activities will be planned so that people of all ages and all backgrounds can gain an appreciation for the central role of light in science and culture, and as a cross-cutting scientific discipline that can advance sustainable development.

Switch On Beijing International Lighting Festival

Switch On Beijing is an independent lighting festival created by LDPi in 2010. Since 2011, it's part of the Creativity Lighting up Beijing, organized by the Dongcheng government and one of the stops of the Beijing Design Week (UNESCO Creative Cities)

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IYL2015 is a global initiative adopted by the United Nations to raise awareness of how optical technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and health.